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a white Citizen who had assaulted him with a drawn Pistol the Case is as follows

Charles C Brown, Freedman, was on the 21st inst assaulted by one Ellis Harris by his drawing a Pistol on him and at the same time using the following words "Take that back you black son of a Bitch or Ill blow your brains out - or words to that effect.

Upon the complaint being made to me I in the absence of the Prosicuting Attorney sent a written request to several Justices of the Peace in this County - some of them are called good union men- to issue a warrant for the arrest of Ellis Harris and have the matter brought to trial which they refused to do mainly because they found upon inquiring that he Mr Harris claims that he Mr Brown Freedman disputed his word and in fact gave him- Mr Harris- the lie which he Mr Brown Freedman utterly denyes and is ready to prove by Competent Witnesses - Whites & Blacks- all that was said between them.

Besides the efforts I have made in behalf of the Freedman Brown the Prosecuting Attorney of this County has endeavored to bring the matter to trial but as yet- has been unsuccessful any